Improvement in seeding-machines



T. s. MILLS.

Corn-Planter.

Patented Apr. 23, 1861 Inventqn Witnesses= AM. PHOTO-LITHO. C0. N.Y.(0SBORNE'S PROCESS.)

PATENT Orrrca.

' T. s. MMILLS, or IBERIA, OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN SEEDlNG-MAC HINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 32,140, dated April 23,1861.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, T. S. MILLs, of lberia, in the county of Morrow andState of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Seeding- Machine; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a sidesectional view of my invention, taken in the line a; 01:, Fig. 2; Fig.2, a plan or top view of the same. I

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the twofigures.

This invention relates to an improved seedingunachine of that classwhich are designed for sowing various kinds of seed.

The object of the invention is to obtain a seed-distributin g devicewhich may be readily adjusted,so as to be capable of sowing differentkinds of seed, and in greater or less quan: tities, as may be required.

The invention consists in constructing a seed-slide of two partsconnected together and provided with adjustable supplemental slidesarranged, as hereinafter described, to

effect the desired result.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct myinvention, I will. proceed to describe it. y

A represents a rectangular frame, which is mounted on two wheels, B B,the axle O of which has a serpentine or zigzag cam, 1),

upon it. i

E is a seed box or hopper, which is placed on the back part of the frameA, and extends its whole width, and F is a slide which is placed.beneath the seed box or hopper, and has a reciprocating movement givenit by the cam D. The slide F is formed of two longitudinal parts, a b.The part a is beneath the seed-box, andforms the bottom thereof, and thepart b is at the back of the seed-box, and is connected to the part a byscrews 0 c, which pass transversely through the part a, and have theirinner ends fitted within a metal strip, d,

which is securedto the back of the part a. This forms what maybe termeda, swivelconnection, audit will be seen that by turning the screws 0 cthe part I) may be adjusted nearer to or farther from the part a, as maybe desired. The part a of the slide has two rectangular notches orrecesses, d d, made in it, one near each end, and in each recess thereare placed two supplemental slides, G G,

which are fitted transversely in the part a of the slide, and'are movedor adjusted therein by screws e,one screw beingconnected to each slide,and all the screws passing through the part I) of the slide. (See Fig.2.) The part b of the slide has two arms,ff, attached to it, one neareach end, and these arms pass into the recesses cl (1 and serve' asguides for the slidesG G at their inner sides or edges, the outer sidesor edges of the slides being fitted in the edges of the recesses d d. I

From the above description it will 'be seen that by adjusting the part bof the slide farther in or out from the part a the slides G G will alsobe moved correspondently in the recesses d d, and said recesses maytherefore be enlarged or contracted, as may be desired.

These recesses are discharge-openin gs for the seed, the seed beingdistributed in the usual way, cut-off brushes H being employed in theseed box or hopper, below which brushesthe recesses work back and forth.The seed-slide F works on a transverse bar, I, in the frame, said barhaving a hole, J, made through it near each end, through which the seedpasses into conveyingspouts K, and beneath the slide F, between it andthe bar I, there are placed two plates, a b perforated near each endwith holes By adjusting the plates b the capacity of the holes 0* may beraised as required.

I11 sowing small seed the slides G G are all drawn out to their fullestextent, or as far as both slides G: are opened, for each slide, it'

will be seen, may be adjusted independently of the other. Thisarrangement, it will be' seen, admits of a very ready adjustment of theseed-slide to plant seed in greaterorless quantities, andthe parts arefew and very simply arranged, so that theyare not liable toget out ofrepair.

Having thusdescribed my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- v Constructing the seed-slide F of twoparts, a b, one part I), being adjustable by means of the screws 0 c,and provided with slides G, which are fitted in recesses d din the parta, and also arranged so as to be capable of a stantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

T. S. MILLS. Witnesses:

THOMAS HINDMAN, ELISABETH HINDMAN.

